Safety & Emergency Response Manager

Job Ref

567

Location

Eunice, New Mexico

Salary

Competitive

Job Type

Permanent, Uncategorised

Function

HSSE

Role

Uncategorised

Join us at Urenco USA (UUSA), where we're leading the way in nuclear energy innovation. Our state-of-the-art facility located in Eunice, NM, is the only large-scale commercial uranium enrichment facility in North America. We are actively looking for individuals who are ready to work collaboratively on-site in Eunice, NM, and we're pleased to offer relocation support to help make this opportunity accessible to talented individuals like you. Come be a part of the future of clean energy.

Summary of Responsibilities

This position is responsible for and has the responsibility for assuring organizational health, safety, and emergency planning at the facility. This position has the responsibility for the implementation of facility industrial safety programs and procedures and for ensuring the facility remains prepared to react and respond to any emergency situation that may arise. This position interfaces with employees and managers at all levels of the organization and externally with vendors and governmental agencies. This position adheres to the foundational behaviors, company values and Urenco behaviors.

Education and Experience

Minimum Qualifications:

Education

- Bachelor's degree in Emergency Management, Occupational Safety, Engineering or scientific field

Experience

- 5-7 years of responsible Health & Safety experience of which 3 years are implementing an Emergency Plan at a nuclear facility

- 2 years of management experience

Preferred Qualifications:

- Bachelor's degree in Emergency Management, Occupational Safety, Engineering or scientific field and a Master’s degree in business or related field

- More than 7 years of responsible Health & Safety experience of which 3 years are implementing an Emergency Plan at a nuclear facility

- 4 or more years of management experience

- Experience at a Part 70 licensee performing an emergency response role

Job Details

- The work location for this position is Urenco USA, Eunice, NM.

- Work Schedule: Professional work schedule with minimal night/weekend support. Some nights and weekend work may be required. Employees are also subject to call-outs as needed.

- Travel Required: 10% of the time or less as required.

- Security Clearance Requirement: Controlled Access Area (CAA) Access and an L or Q level security clearance is required.

- Emergency Response Requirements: Emergency Response Organization (ERO) duty may be required; including being on-call (24/7) during your designated team duty week.

- Work Environment: Radiological exposure expectations of < 100 mrem/yr. General Office, Plant Production Areas. This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets etc.

Primary Functions

- Manage and Implement the Emergency Plan and Emergency Preparedness Program.

- Establish and maintain emergency response facilities, procedures, equipment, and supplies.

- Establish, train and manage the Emergency Response Organization.

- Develop and maintain support from offsite responders.

- Facilitate the conduct and evaluation of Emergency Exercises.

- Manage and Implement the Site Industrial Safety Program.

- Ensure all oversight and auditing responsibilities are concluded.

- Maintain and manage the safety program necessary to meet requirements of corporate policies and to maintain compliance with all federal, state, county and local health and safety regulations.

- Implement and manage policies and procedures related to safety to assure a safe workplace for all employees, contractors and visitors.

- Provides team leadership, training, coaching and mentoring.

- Creates and develops an effective and aligned team and sets challenging goals and expectations for staff.

- Ensures positive behaviors are exhibited by staff.

- Develops and manages the Safety & Emergency Response budget.

- As a collaborative member of the UUSA Site Leadership Team, supports site and corporate strategies and initiatives, models our cultural values, and drives accountability to meet our key results.

- Is the Local Process Owner for Safety and ensures alignment with Group Process Owner.

- In the absence of the Compliance manager may serve as Acting Compliance manager.

- This position has a line of communication with the Chief Nuclear Officer and President and Chief Executive Officer for safety concerns and to have adequate stop work authority.

The duties and responsibilities listed above do not reflect the position description in full and in complete detail.

Benefits

- Please note that we continually evaluate our plans and make adjustments as necessary to meet market and business requirements.

Compensation starting at: $145308 - $181635 / year and up dependent on candidate.

Urenco USA provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Urenco USA encourages minorities, females, veterans and persons with disabilities to apply. Urenco USA supports a drug free environment.

If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application, interview process, and/or to perform essential job functions, please contact UUSA HR at HRUUSA@urenco.com.

Urenco USA | A trusted leader in meeting the world’s demand for sustainable energy

Urenco USA (UUSA) is part of an international company that operates on the cutting-edge of the nuclear energy industry, utilizing the world’s most advanced, energy-efficient, and cost-effective method to enrich uranium. As the largest enrichment facility in North America, UUSA helps provide clean, sustainable energy while operating under a framework of high environmental, social responsibility, and corporate governance standards. Our world-class facility is located in the middle of the EnergyPlex. We strive to promote the production of nuclear energy to facilitate the transition to a low-carbon economy while remaining dedicated to safety and investing in community outreach.

If you are already an employee of Urenco USA and are interested in applying for another job within the company, please apply and upload a completed Internal Candidate Application form (HR-2-3000-15-F-2), and your resume to the internal career portal.

Enrich your future!

URENCO USA | Human Resources | HRUUSA@urenco.com

# How to Apply

Urenco is committed to encouraging equality and diversity within our workforce. Are you enthusiastic about this position and you don't meet every single requirement? The real fit for a job is not always in your current experience or education. We are striving towards strong, diverse and complementary teams, in an inclusive and authentic workplace. So if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might be just the right candidate for this or other roles and we would like to meet you!